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Electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation

US7435112B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics Co., Ltd · US

Inventors

Keith Edwin Miller · Manheim, US
William David Irwin · Elizabethtown, US
Lawrence John Brekosky · Easton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2008
Grant date	Oct 14, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2201/12
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation that renders the connector inoperable after a predetermined number of mating cycles is disclosed. The electrical connector includes a rotating component that rotates within the connector for the predetermined number of mating cycles until the rotating component is prohibited from further rotation, which prevents the connector from further mating, thereby rendering the connector inoperable.

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